India, Feb. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by the Jan Suraaj Party, founded by former political strategist Prashant Kishor, seeking annulment of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on the ground of violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of polls. The party had alleged that the debt-ridden State, in violation of the MCC, gave away Rs 15,600 crore under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana just ahead of polls, which denied a level-playing field to other political parties.

Pulling up the party for trying to use the judicial forum to gain popularity and secure relief after having lost the polls, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked it to approach the ...